Arcana Coelestia (Elliott) n. 10410

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10410. 'And Aaron saw it' means approval. This is clear from the meaning of 'seeing' as approval. The fact that 'seeing' here means approval is evident from what is stated immediately after, namely that he built an altar and proclaimed a feast for that [idol]. For 'Aaron' represents the outward aspect of the Word, the Church, and worship, separated from the inward, 10397; and this stamps its approval on everything that is achieved by a person's own intelligence and own love, which are meant by the calf of molded [metal], fashioned out of the gold with a chisel by Aaron, dealt with in what comes before.


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